Geneva Open: Joao Sousa reaches final

Portuguese João Sousa beat Richard Gasquet 6-2, 6-2 to move into the final of the Geneva Open at Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives on Friday afternoon.

Sousa, ranked No 79, will play Norwegian Casper Ruud, the second seed, for the title.

The 33-year-old Portuguese beat Spaniard Pablo Andujar (6-1, 6-4), Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, the No 5 seed (6-4, 6-3) and Belarusian Ilya Ivashka (7-5, 7-5) earlier in the tournament.

In the previous rounds, Gasquet, ranked No 75, won against Australian John Millman (6-3, 6-1), Russian Daniil Medvedev, the top seed (6-2, 7-6 [5]) and Pole Kamil Majchrzak (6-2, 6-4).

Geneva ATP 250: Other semi-final result (Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, clay, EUR 597.900):

• Casper Ruud beat Reilly Opelka (4): 7-6 [2], 7-5